espelho

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

• espêlho (obsolete, noun only)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese espello, from Vulgar Latin *speclum, from Latin speculum, from speciō (“I look”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpeʎu/, /iʃˈpeʎu/
• (Portugal) IPA: /ɨʃˈpeʎu/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /esˈpeʎo/

Noun

espelho m (plural espelhos)

1. mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside)

   Ela viu-se no espelho.

   She saw herself in the mirror.

2. (by extension) any reflexive surface
3. (figuratively) role model (person who serves as an example)
4. riser (vertical part of a step on a staircase)
5. a protective plate around something, such as an escutcheon around a keyhole or a cover around an electric outlet
6. (geology) a surface of a tectonic plate which has been polished by friction

Derived terms

• espelhinho, espelhozinho (diminutives)
• espelhão (augmentative)
• espelho-de-vénus
• espelho electrónico
• espelho magnético
• espelho retrovisor

Related terms

espelhação espelhadio espelhado espelhamento

espelhante espelhar espelharia espelheiro

espelhento espelhim espelhismo espelhoso

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpɛʎu/, /iʃˈpɛʎu/
• (Portugal) IPA: /ɨʃˈpɛʎu/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /esˈpɛʎo/

Verb

espelho

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of espelhar.